acute renal failure
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5.1
- noun
- /əˈkjut ˈriːnəl ˈfeɪljər/
- Specialized
:
insuficiencia renal aguda
- Overall, during the acute admission, 14 of the patients were jaundiced, 10 had severe anaemia, eight developed acute renal failure, four had one or more episodes of hypoglycaemia, and one was shocked.
- cause of acute renal failure
Examples
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A high level of suspicion and early aggressive treatment can prevent acute renal failure.
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A diagnosis of acute renal failure secondary to gastroenteritis was made, and he was prescribed dialysis.
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One day, he took the wrong pill for his high blood pressure, which resulted in acute renal failure.
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Because of poor perfusion, children may also develop acute renal failure.
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Postoperative data included retransplantation, return to surgery, and acute renal failure.
Academic text (2012) -
Our case presented initially with acute renal failure, hypereosinophilia, and mild thrombocytopenia.
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Because Ryan had adequate urine output and no signs of acute renal failure, dialysis was not indicated.
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His laboratory values were significant for disseminated intravascular coagulation and acute renal failure.
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Acute renal failure with oliguria caused by HFRS often lasts for several days before spontaneously resolving (5).
Academic text (2013) -
A sudden infection led to acute renal failure, requiring immediate medical attention.
Synonyms
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3.0
A condition when the kidneys stop working and cannot remove waste or keep water and salts in balance
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3.9
A serious condition where the kidneys stop removing waste and balancing body fluids
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4.2
A sudden loss of the kidneys' ability to remove waste from the blood
Surface Forms
Morphology
Each component—'acute' (sudden/severe), 'renal' (relating to the kidneys), and 'failure' (loss of normal function)—combines compositionally to yield the meaning 'sudden loss of kidney function.' Although the phrase is medical/technical in register, the semantic composition is direct and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would be able to understand it.
Etymology
Acute renal failure is a clear medical phrase: acute means 'sudden', renal means 'related to the kidney', and failure means 'not working'. So it means the kidneys suddenly stop working and the body quickly loses kidney function.